Spotify will automatically create an offline playlist when you lose internet
Spotify’s new Offline Backup option collects recently played and queued songs into a separate playlist when you lose Internet access, and you can filter them by artist and genre.
Apple locks iPhone volume buttons for use with Spotify Connect
iPhone owners will no longer be able to adjust the volume when using Spotify Connect using the physical buttons on their smartphone.
Spotify «hacked» Pixel smartphones — playing a track causes the interface to crash cyclically
Another problem, less severe than smartphone failurehas befallen Google Pixel owners. On some Pixel smartphones, using Spotify leads to a system crash, which is «cured by» rebooting.
Spotify will add lossless (Hi-Fi, lossless music) this year in a new tariff for +$5 — insider
According to an insider, Spotify will introduce a new, more expensive premium subscription plan this year that will finally include lossless digital music is available. Users will pay at least $5 more for better quality audio and new playlist creation and library management tools.
Microsoft accused of secretly collecting and storing children’s data
The Austrian privacy law group Noyb is suing Microsoft over the use of Microsoft 365 Education software in schools.
Sony’s cassette deck turned into a wireless receiver using a Raspberry Pi
User Reddit Unchecked_arrogance turned an old Sony cassette deck into a wireless receiver. One of the cassette compartments was converted into a touchscreen display running on a Raspberry Pi. At the same time, the cassette playback functionality was retained in the second compartment, and the cassette part works independently of the digital part.
Spotify blocks access to lyrics for free users – now only through paid subscription
Last year, Spotify launched an experiment and restricted some users of its free version of the service from accessing lyrics. After several months of testing, the company is ready to introduce this restriction for a wider range of users, reports ITC.UA.
Taylor Swift mentioned GTA in a song and set a Spotify record with 300 million album streams per day
Taylor Swift does not stop break records. After Spotify announced on Friday that the singer’s new album «The Tortured Poets Department» was the first ever to reach 200 million streams in a single day, the service updated the news with a statement that the number of streams on the first day actually exceeded 300 million after careful…
Lossless in Spotify is coming: the program code contains references to lossless audio in the new Music Pro feature
Uncompressed music may still appear in Spotify along with the app mentioned in the program. Snippets of code in the latest versions of Spotify for Android give hope that lossless will be launched in the near future without any losses to the company.
Zoomers love iPhone and Apple Watch, but rarely use Apple Music and Apple TV+
According to the new Piper Sandler’s report, 85% of teenagers in the US have an iPhone and are not going to change it to another brand.
Spotify will add pricing information and payment options outside the iOS app — if Apple allows it
In this way, the company wants to test whether Apple will violate EU antitrust laws.
EU fines Apple $2 billion for «blocking» alternative music apps
This is the third-largest fine from the EU and the first one aimed at Apple.
Android will have a convenient selection of Spotify Connect devices — without having to open the app to change the audio source
Google is launching Spotify Connect support in Android’s Media Switcher to improve the cross-device experience. Spotify Connect devices will appear next to your phone’s paired Bluetooth headphones and speakers, as well as Cast devices.
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